DETERIORATION OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY & NEED FOR BETTER
QUALITY POU WATER PURIFIERS
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Drinking Water Scarcity of water
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Deterioration in quality of drinking water Drinking Water
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The major sources of drinking water are rivers Quality of
Drinking Water Source
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But the insufficient quantity of river water is unable to meet
drinking water demands of most of the municipalities. Hence
municipalities have to meet-up this shortfall from the
groundwater.
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Direct disposal of sewage into rivers by municipalities River
water is getting contaminated due to Quality Issues with River
Water
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Excessive discharge of industrial pollutants into rivers River
water is also getting contaminated due to
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Extensive disposal of plastics & chemicals into rivers
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Quality Issues with Ground Water Extensive withdrawal of ground
water for agriculture & domestic use is fast depleting the
level of underground water.
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Deeper underground water encounters deposits of hard minerals
specially Arsenic, Fluoride and Pesticides.
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Percolation of household wastes, livestock wastes, pesticides,
fertilizers etc. into the groundwater. The groundwater is also
getting contaminated due to
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Health Effects of Drinking Impure Water These water impurities
cause serious diseases to mankind
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Quality of Water Purified by Municipalities Most municipalities
purify river water before supplying it to residential areas. Most
municipalities purify river water before supplying it to
residential areas. But their water treatment methods are minimal
& comprise of Filtration and Chlorination to prevent the
bacterial growth. But their water treatment methods are minimal
& comprise of Filtration and Chlorination to prevent the
bacterial growth. Moreover, the Water Treatment Plants lack the
facilities to remove the harmful dissolved impurities such as
Arsenic, Fluoride, Chemicals & Pesticides. Moreover, the Water
Treatment Plants lack the facilities to remove the harmful
dissolved impurities such as Arsenic, Fluoride, Chemicals &
Pesticides.
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Rusting of Pipelines To curb the wastage of water, Municipality
supply water for limited hours only. Rest of the hours, these
pipelines are exposed to air which oxidizes them and results in the
formation of rust in them. This rust gets dissolved in water
traveling through these pipelines.
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Ingress of Sewage Besides rusting, municipal pipelines are also
exposed to the ingress of sewage due to leakage in pipelines.
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Contamination of Water in Overhead Tanks With increasing
urbanization, water supplied by the municipalities is not used for
drinking purpose directly. Instead it is stored in the overhead
tanks which are a breeding ground for bacteria and
contamination.
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Contamination of Water in Household Pipelines Water also gets
contaminated while traversing the network of age-old pipelines in
homes. Thus, by the time it reaches a tap, it becomes unfit for
drinking purpose.
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Required Quality of Water 99% of the water supplied by
municipalities is used for bathing, washing and cleaning purpose
99% of the water supplied by municipalities is used for bathing,
washing and cleaning purpose Only 1% of the water supply is used
for drinking purpose Only 1% of the water supply is used for
drinking purpose While water required for bathing and washing does
not require strict standards for dissolved impurities, drinking
water certainly needs to meet more stringent norms. While water
required for bathing and washing does not require strict standards
for dissolved impurities, drinking water certainly needs to meet
more stringent norms.
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SOLUTIONS !
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Purifying the Drinking Water But 99% of this high quality
drinking water would be used for bathing & washing which do not
require such high standards of water purification. Therefore it
would be a waste of the expensive resources. Even if the water
would be purified to drinking water quality, by the time it would
reach a tap, it would become contaminated by Rust and Bacteria and
would be unfit for drinking. One can install more expensive
Purification System at municipal end to purify the river water
& the groundwater to drinking water standards.
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Pure Drinking Water - Must for a Healthy Nation Only solution
is to use POU water purifiers
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Therefore need of an hour is to emphasize the importance of
purifying the municipal water at the point of use. Therefore need
of an hour is to emphasize the importance of purifying the
municipal water at the point of use. This measure would ensure that
even after getting a water supply which got contaminated during
transportation and storage, the customer still drinks only 100%
safe drinking water with the aid of POU purifiers. This measure
would ensure that even after getting a water supply which got
contaminated during transportation and storage, the customer still
drinks only 100% safe drinking water with the aid of POU purifiers.
The Best Solution - POU Water Purifiers
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Instead of installing expensive Purification Systems at the
Municipal end, the best way out is to promote use of POU (Point of
Use) Water Purifiers. Instead of installing expensive Purification
Systems at the Municipal end, the best way out is to promote use of
POU (Point of Use) Water Purifiers. The present day purifiers are
effective in removing even the dissolved impurities besides
bacteria & viruses. The present day purifiers are effective in
removing even the dissolved impurities besides bacteria &
viruses. These purifiers when installed at the point of consumption
would make the drinking water 100% pure & safe. These purifiers
when installed at the point of consumption would make the drinking
water 100% pure & safe.